The postponement of the much anticipated dialogue between India and the United states is the top story covered by most of the newspapers today. “US postpones 2+2 dialogue with India” is the headline in The Hindu while the Hindustan Times writes on US telling India : “End oil imports from Iran or face sanctions”.
On replacement of the higher education regulatory authority, UGC, with a new regulator, the central government has come up with a draft law likely to be tabled during the monsoon session of Parliament. The proposed regulatory authority will focus solely on academic matters-reports The Times of India. The DNA writes “Experts say Centre should not rush the bill”.
In a major breakthrough in the recent killing of senior journalist Shujaat Bhukhari, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have claimed to identify three militants who belong to Lashkar-e-Taiba. “LeT got Bukhari killed is a headline in The Tribune.
On filling the Sachin-Rekha void in the Rajya sabha, The Pioneer reports of BJP considering the names of cricketer Kapil Dev and actress Madhuri Dixit, to be finalised before the monsoon session of Parliament.
Government to sell Air India’s iconic building in Mumbai to the country’s biggest container port JNPT” as part of efforts to raise funds for the cash strapped national carrier, is a front page news in The Asian Age.
Four time Champions Germany losing to South Korea yesterday has shocked the footballs fans around the world and this story has been covered by all the newspapers.
“Turbaned TV anchor from Khyber makes news” reports The Tribune, as Harmeet has been hired as a news anchor for an Urdu channel in Lahore, when minorities in Pakistan are increasingly being targeted by Islamists.